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Category: Community Outreach

Shaw Institute to Screen Award-Winning Documentary, Sludge: A PFAS Uprising, In Bucksport and Stonington

Family farmers from Sludge documentary

Events to Include Panel Discussions and Community Q&A September 15, 2025 – Blue Hill, ME – The Shaw Institute will be screening the award-winning short documentary, Sludge: A PFAS Uprising, […]

Science and Community Come Together to Better Understand Plastic

boy pushing wheel barrel at a beach cleanup

NRCM Grant Providing Supplies for Coastal Cleanups Plastic is one of the most critical pollution concerns we now face, as anybody can see at a beach cleanup, or even just […]

What’s Happening with Shaw Institute’s Study of PFAS in Blue Hill

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This summer, Shaw Institute is collaborating with the Town of Blue Hill to monitor per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) contamination in the town’s water. Out of our commitment to protect […]

Girl Scouts of Maine Troop Dives Into Environmental Science

Maine Girl Scouts visit Shaw Institute

Shaw Institute Guides Troop 823 Through Research and Analysis of Plastic Pollution and Coastal Bacteria As part of an ongoing effort to expand our community outreach, we recently hosted a […]

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